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Conor Pope

Dublin

Consumer Affairs Correspondent and Pricewatch Editor at Irish Times

I dropped out of the Cubs because it clashed with The Incredible Hulk on the telly. I work for The Irish Times. DMs were open until the X man made me close them

Articles

  • 5 days ago | irishtimes.com | Conor Pope

    Holidays in the sun will be on the horizon for many people in the weeks ahead, and while the accommodation and flight parts of most of these holidays will probably have been paid for already, there are still ways to save and ways to spend over the odds as the countdown continues – which is where we come in with our last-minute guide to saving, not spending. 1.

  • 6 days ago | irishtimes.com | Conor Pope

    A group of Irish doctors working in Perth are behind a fund-raising and awareness initiative that has raised over $170,000AUD (€96,000) for humanitarian aid in Gaza and received the support of nearly 1,000 medics across Australia. The campaign started in March, 2024, with five doctors sitting around Dr Mairéad Heaney’s kitchen table. Dr Heaney is a paediatric consultant from Galway who has been based in Australia for 21 years.

  • 1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Conor Pope

    A truck driver was arrested at Rosslare Europort early on Friday morning after two people were discovered hiding in his vehicle as he attempted to enter the country. Gardaí in the Wexford/Wicklow Division have launched a people smuggling investigation following the discovery of the two men, who are currently being assessed by medical personnel. They were found in the truck during a customs check that was being conducted by gardaí along with officials from Customs and Revenue.

  • 1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Conor Pope

    There was a time when sport on Irish television was a simple affair. There was the Six Nations – or Five Nations as it was then and the odd Irish soccer match which would as often as not end in a moral victory but an actual loss. We had the Aga Khan Cup, and Wimbledon, big race meetings from Ireland and the UK, the FA Cup Final and the occasional snooker tournament.

  • 1 week ago | irishtimes.com | Conor Pope

    Ryanair has been accused of mistreating a teenage boy with no arms or legs last weekend by refusing to allow him to bring his power wheelchair on a flight. The boy was travelling from Dublin to Liverpool where he was due to watch Liverpool football team lift the premiership trophy. However, the airline dismissed the accusations as emotive, inaccurate and absurd, saying that it stood over its rules governing wheelchair passengers.

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13 May 25

RT @KenSweeney: Thrilled to share a record label with Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens and The Lilac Time. @needlemythology

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13 May 25

Are you excited that Taco Bell AND Wendy's are coming to Ireland and can you imagine yourself queuing for their tasty food and damn fine beverages?

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8 May 25

Love this from @RMcGreevy1301 https://t.co/NDaqaqIJ5H